Barry Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

September 28, 2020 at 11:01 PM

My new book “Liberty from All Masters” is out tomorrow

Dear Friends,I am writing to encourage you to check out my new book Liberty from All Masters, which St. Martin’s Press is publishing first thing tomorrow. In Liberty, I offer a truly hopeful vision of the future. Yes, I do issue a stark new warning, as I did in…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

September 23, 2020 at 4:58 PM

Food & Power - Judge Affirms Poultry Worker Wage-Fixing Claims But Demands More Details for Largest Offenders

Big Meat faces charges for a massive conspiracy to suppress workers wages but critical corporations may be off the hook without more facts.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

September 17, 2020 at 11:04 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Examines the Dangerous Strategy Behind the Spate of Shopping Mall Acquisitions and Introduce Our New Report on Agricultural Cooperatives That Details How to Restore this Traditional Form of Joint Ownership

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we introduce our new report on Amazon, which reveals how the corporation built a surveillance infrastructure to monitor its workers’ every move, and we announce the Oct. 27 publication of Monopolies Su…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

September 10, 2020 at 5:01 PM

Food & Power - Can Amazon’s New Grocery Store Challenge Mainstream Supermarkets?

Amazon's Whole Foods acquisition didn't touch the likes of Kroger or Walmart. But will their lean new Amazon Fresh stores start taking market share?‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

September 3, 2020 at 7:15 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Introduces a New Report on Amazon's Surveillance Infrastructure to Monitor its Workers, and we Announce the Oct. 27 Publication of Monopolies Suck, a New Book From Sally Hubbard

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we introduce our new report on Amazon, which reveals how the corporation built a surveillance infrastructure to monitor its workers’ every move, and we announce the Oct. 27 publication of Monopolies Su…

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  OpenMarkets · [email protected]

September 1, 2020 at 6:17 PM

Where do we go next for antitrust? Join The Markup and Open Markets on Thursday at noon ET to discuss

  Antitrust: Where Do We Go Next?       Hi there,Open Markets Institute is excited to invite you to join us for a conversation between Julia Angwin, editor-in-chief of The Markup, and our executive director, Barry Lynn, titled “Antitrust: Where Do We…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

August 27, 2020 at 6:23 PM

Food & Power - Consumers, Small Meatpackers, and Labor Lose Their Voice to Corporate Packers on USDA Food Safety Advisory Committee, Violating Charter

Trump's USDA appointed 10 new members to food safety advisory panel. JBS got a seat. Consumers, workers, and small packers did not.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

August 20, 2020 at 5:02 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Presents Four Important New Books That Reveal How so Much of our Economic and Social Lives Have Fallen Under the Control of Immensely Powerful Private Corporations

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we present four important new books that reveal in rich — and alarming — detail how so much of our economic and social lives have fallen under the control of immensely powerful private corporations.  …

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

August 13, 2020 at 6:17 PM

Food & Power - JBS Aims to Shutter Critical Western US Lamb Processor, DOJ Issues a “Standstill” Order

This Colorado plant processed as much as one fifth of all U.S. lamb. JBS, a major lamb importer, bought it last month only to shut it down.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

August 4, 2020 at 6:45 PM

Reminder: Building a Truly ‘Public’ Health Care System Webinar – August 6, 2020 at 1 p.m.

Open Markets Institute invites you to the second in a two-part panel series focused on how concentration in the American hospital sector is creating a crisis in care quality. Building a Truly ‘Public’ Health Care System Thursday, August 6 at 1 p.m. EDT Regi…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

July 30, 2020 at 4:30 PM

Food & Power - Monopolists Spying on Food Stamp Recipients

In the American Prospect, Claire Kelloway writes how USDA's online SNAP pilot exposes users to surveillance and predatory marketing.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

July 27, 2020 at 5:30 PM

SAVE THE DATE: Building a Truly ‘Public’ Health Care System – August 6, 2020 at 1 p.m.

Open Markets Institute invites you to the second in a two-part panel series focused on how concentration in the American hospital sector is creating a crisis in care quality. Building a Truly ‘Public’ Health Care System Thursday, August 6 at 1 p.m. EDT Pane…

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

July 23, 2020 at 8:30 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Explains How Exclusionary Contracts Result in a Form of Secret Monopolization, and Detail Open Markets’ Demand That the FTC Ban the Practice. We Also Encourage Reading ILSR’s Guide to State Antitrust Enforcement

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we explain how exclusionary contracts can result in a form of secret monopolization, and we detail Open Markets’ demand that the FTC ban the practice. We also encourage you to read ILSR’s groundbreakin…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

July 15, 2020 at 10:35 PM

Food & Power - Food Worker Organizations File USDA Civil Rights Complaint Against Meatpackers for Exposing Workers of Color to COVID-19

Tyson and JBS ignored federal guidelines to limit the spread of COVID-19 among frontline plant workers, who are predominantly people of color.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

July 11, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Announcing Barry Lynn’s New Book: Liberty From All Masters

  Dear Friends, The Open Markets Institute is pleased to let you know that St. Martin’s Press will publish Barry Lynn’s new book, LIBERTY FROM ALL MASTERS, on September 29.LIBERTY FROM ALL MASTERS is the culminating work of Barry’s 20-year study of how monopoly p…

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

July 9, 2020 at 6:45 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Introduces a Groundbreaking Study That Details How U.S. Hospitals Fail Their Communities

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we introduce a groundbreaking study that details how U.S. hospitals fail their communities, as Open Markets’ scholars helped lead the research that produced these surprising and disturbing findings. To…

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  Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

July 8, 2020 at 6:15 PM

Reminder: Best Hospitals for America – July 14, 2020 at 1 p.m.

Open Markets Institute, along with the Washington Monthly and the LOWN Institute, want to invite you to the first in a two-part panel series focused on how concentration in the American hospital sector is creating a crisis in care quality. Best Hospitals for Am…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

June 30, 2020 at 5:55 PM

Food & Power - Attorney General Directed Agriculture Antitrust Investigations to Harass Cannabis Businesses, Whistleblower Says

Cannabis merger investigations made up 29% of all merger reviews in 2019, overwhelming DOJ agricultural antitrust staff, whistleblower says.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

June 30, 2020 at 2:30 PM

SAVE THE DATE: Best Hospitals for America – July 14, 2020 at 1 p.m.

Open Markets Institute, along with the Washington Monthly and the LOWN Institute, want to invite you to the first in a two-part panel series focused on how concentration in the American hospital sector is creating a crisis in care quality. Best Hospitals for Am…

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

June 25, 2020 at 7:11 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Examines the European Commission’s Newly Announced Investigation into Potentially Anti-competitive Practices by Apple

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we examine the European Commission’s newly announced investigation into potentially anti-competitive practices by Apple.To read previous editions of The Corner, click here.       …

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

June 19, 2020 at 12:06 AM

Food & Power - Fewer Global Dairy Corporations Drive Overproduction and Pollution, Harming Small Farmers, Report Finds

A shrinking handful of businesses control a growing portion of global dairy production, to the detriment of rural communities and the planet.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

June 11, 2020 at 7:30 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Examines Some of the Dangers of the Recently Approved Schwab-TD Ameritrade Merger, Address the President’s Executive Order on Section 230, and Highlight Our Recent Conference Discussing Worker Power

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we examine some of the dangers of the recently approved Schwab-TD Ameritrade merger, address the president’s executive order on Section 230, and highlight our recent conference discussing worker power.…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

June 4, 2020 at 10:17 PM

Food & Power - Farmers Join Labor Union in Call to Protect Workers, Citing Need for Farmer Labor Solidarity - Poultry CEOs Indicted for Price Fixing

Ranchers recognize shared fight against mistreatment by large meatpackers during pandemic; First charges made in DOJ poultry price-fixing probe‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

May 29, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Reminder: Invitation to Building a Pro-Worker Anti-Monopoly Movement - Tuesday, June 2nd

Please join Open Markets, The American Prospect, United for Respect, and Change to Win for a virtual event on Tuesday, June 2nd.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

May 28, 2020 at 10:30 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Discusses Our Response to the Criticisms Regarding a Merger Ban During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Commend Newly Proposed Bills to Ban Micro-Targeting, and Highlight the Release of Professor John Kwoka’s Latest Book

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we discuss our response to the criticisms regarding a merger ban during the COVID-19 pandemic, commend newly proposed bills to ban micro-targeting, and highlight the release of professor John Kwoka’s l…

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  Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

May 22, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Invitation to Building a Pro-Worker Anti-Monopoly Movement - Tuesday, June 2nd

Please join Open Markets, The American Prospect, United for Respect, and Change to Win for a virtual event on Tuesday, June 2nd.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

May 20, 2020 at 5:15 PM

Food & Power - Report Exposes System of Big Food Kickbacks to Cafeteria Contractors, Cutting out Local Producers

Rebates from Big Food have become a major source of cafeteria operators’ profits, report finds. Small businesses cannot offer these paybacks.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

May 14, 2020 at 6:30 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Discusses a New Report on Amazon Exploiting its Gatekeeper Position and Our Proposal to Use Anti-Monopoly Law to Address the COVID-19 Crisis Within America's Meatpacking Industry

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we discuss a new report that Amazon is exploiting its gatekeeper position to take other companies’ businesses, and we discuss the Open Markets proposal to use anti-monopoly law to address the COVID-19 …

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

May 7, 2020 at 5:16 PM

Food & Power - Meatpacking More Dangerous Today Than a Generation Ago, Amplifying COVID-19 Crisis

Neoliberal union busting and deregulation wiped out workers wage and safety gains, bringing meatpacking back to The Jungle.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

May 1, 2020 at 3:30 PM

Open Markets and Allies Demand Antitrust Enforcement in Meat Industry to Protect Workers, Farmers

Proposal calls for repeal of executive order invoking Defense Production Act to keep slaughterhouses operating‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

April 30, 2020 at 5:45 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Details A Merger Moratorium Proposed by Lawmakers, a Conference on Building Resilient International Systems Co-Hosted with the OECD, and a Conference on Right to Repair Co-Hosted with U.S. PIRG

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we discuss proposals for a merger moratorium for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis, an online conference on building resilient international systems that was co-hosted by the Open Market Instituteand…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

April 23, 2020 at 3:55 PM

Food & Power - Consolidated and Inflexible Food Supply Chains Drive Both Shortages and Waste

Food resiliency experts say this tragic combination of food waste and shortages have a shared cause: rigid and consolidated supply chains.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

April 19, 2020 at 8:30 PM

Mya Frazier for The Guardian: The Food Workers on the Coronavirus Front Line

'If one of us gets sick, we all get sick'‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

April 17, 2020 at 3:30 PM

Invitation to Shock Proof: Building Resilient International Systems in the 21st Century - April 23 at 9 a.m. ET

Please join Open Markets and the OECD for a virtual event on Thursday, April 23rd as we explore what's next.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

April 16, 2020 at 9:03 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Details How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Devastating News Organizations, Announce the Release of Our New Report on Right to Repair, and Invite Readers to Join Our Conference in Cooperation With the OECD

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is devastating news organizations and what we can do about it, we announce the release of our new report on right to repair and our webinar next Tuesday on the topi…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

April 13, 2020 at 7:30 PM

RSVP for Fixing America: A Discussion on Monopolies and Fragile Repair Systems in a Time of Crisis – April 21, 2020

Please join Open Markets and U.S. PIRG for a virtual event on Tuesday, April 21st as we explore what's next.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

April 9, 2020 at 5:53 PM

Food & Power - USDA Allows Faster Meat Processing Line Speeds During Pandemic, Threatening Frontline Workers and Consumers

While the country grapples with the COVID-19 crisis, USDA food safety officials have been making decisions that could further sicken Americans and thr‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

April 2, 2020 at 9:45 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Details Our Proposal to Ban Mergers During the COVID-19 Pandemic and How the Ventilator Shortage Demonstrates How Monopolists Make Us Unsafe

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we discuss Open Markets’ proposal to ban mergers during the COVID-19 pandemic and how the ventilator shortage demonstrates how monopolists make us unsafe.To read previous editions of The Corner, click …

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

March 25, 2020 at 6:30 PM

Food & Power - Ranchers and Lawmakers Decry Market Manipulation, as Cattle Prices Plummet and Monopolies Profit on Coronavirus

Wholesale beef prices are up, but payments to ranchers are plummeting. Ranchers blame monopolist meatpackers for market manipulation.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

March 21, 2020 at 4:49 PM

Open Markets Calls for Ban on Takeovers by Large Corporation and Funds for Duration of Crisis

  Open Markets Calls for Ban on Takeovers by Large Corporation and Funds for Duration of Crisis As Congress continues to debate its response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Open Markets Institute released the statement below, calling for an immediate ban on all mer…

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

March 19, 2020 at 4:01 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Details Our Webpage on Supply Chain Monopoly and Systems Fragility, Sally Hubbard’s Recent Testimony to the U.S. Senate, and Explain Our Comment to the USDA

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we introduce Open Markets’ new webpage about our body of work on supply chain monopoly and systems fragility, we discuss Sally Hubbard’s recent testimony to the U.S. Senate about tech platforms, and we…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

March 12, 2020 at 5:00 PM

Food & Power - Big Ag Eyes Cut of Farmers’ Profits in New Pricing Program

Agribusiness wants to dramatically change the way farmers value and pay for a bag of corn seed, to get a second bite at producer profits.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

March 5, 2020 at 6:40 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Details Our FTC Comment Regarding the Proposed Vertical Merger Guidelines and Present Our Views on the Supreme Court's 2018 Decision Ohio v. American Express

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we discuss Open Markets’ recent FTC comment regarding the proposed vertical merger guidelines and present Open Markets’ views on the Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in Ohio v. American Express.To read pr…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

February 27, 2020 at 2:40 PM

Food & Power - U.S. Lifts Ban on Brazilian Beef, Threatening Ranchers and Consumers

Did someone forward you this newsletter? Get your own copy by subscribing here, and to share this story click here. Photo courtesy of iStock by Getty Images U.S. Lifts Ban on Brazilian Beef, Threatening Ranchers and Consumers Food safety officia…

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

February 20, 2020 at 11:03 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Details Frontline’s New Report on Amazon and Explains How State Attorneys General Can Appeal a Court Decision Approving T-Mobile’s Purchase of Sprint

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we discuss Frontline’s new report on Amazon and Jeff Bezos, explain how state attorneys general can appeal a court decision approving T-Mobile’s purchase of Sprint, and explain some of the flaws in Sen…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

February 15, 2020 at 5:00 PM

Open Markets Recommends New Frontline Episode About Amazon, Airing on PBS on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific

Dear Friends,Just a brief note from the Open Markets team to encourage you to watch the Feb. 18 episode of the PBS documentary series Frontline, which is titled “Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos.” The Open Markets team worked closely with Frontline in p…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

February 13, 2020 at 7:02 PM

Food & Power - Canadian Antitrust Enforcers Investigating Big Ag for Stifling Startup

On Monday, the USDA thwarted a decade of efforts to help farmers seek justice for discrimination, retaliation, and unfair treatment by meatpackers. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Get your own copy by subscribing here, and to share this story click her…

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

February 6, 2020 at 8:10 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Presents Our Views on How the Courts, the Justice Department, and the FTC are Failing to Protect Workers from Monopolies

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we present our views on how the courts, the Justice Department, and the FTC are failing to use antitrust law to protect workers from employers who have monopolies in labor markets.To read previous edit…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

January 30, 2020 at 5:42 PM

Food & Power - Personalization or Price Discrimination?

On Monday, the USDA thwarted a decade of efforts to help farmers seek justice for discrimination, retaliation, and unfair treatment by meatpackers. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Get your own copy by subscribing here, and to share this story click her…

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

January 23, 2020 at 8:21 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Promotes Health Care Reform to Lower Prices Without Raising Taxes or Ending Private Insurance

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we talk about our plan for a health care reform that would lower health care prices without raising taxes or forcing people to change health plans. To read previous editions of The Corner, click here. …

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